Police arrived at the home of Oxford-educated Madeline Odent this evening after she tweeted a guide on how to destroy bronze statues in the wake of recent Black Lives Matters protests. Museum curator Madeline Odent wrote a series of tweets last night on how to destroy bronze statues such as the one of Edward Colston … Read more
An Oxford-educated museum curator has provoked outrage by sharing expert advice on how to dissolve bronze statues using corrosive chemicals in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Madeline Odent, curator of Royston Museum in Hertfordshire, sent a series of tweets last night to her 5,164 followers, which were then shared thousands of times. … Read more
An Oxford-educated museum curator has provoked outrage by sharing expert advice on how to dissolve bronze statues using corrosive chemicals in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Madeline Odent, curator of Royston Museum in Hertfordshire, sent a series of tweets last night to her 5,164 followers, which were then shared thousands of times. … Read more
Labour councils are bending to the demands of Black Lives Matter protesters by drawing up a list of controversial statues in their communities which could be ripped down. Dozens of memorials honouring colonial figures have been targeted for removal by activists, who yesterday crossed another name off their nationwide hit-list. The monument of 18th Century … Read more
Fears of violence as far-Right groups outline plans to ‘defend’ statues in London this weekend Fears far-Right thugs may head to London to take on anti-racism protesters Ex-English Defence League leader, Tommy Robinson, called police ‘soft-handed’ Several football ‘firms’ planning further demonstrations ‘prepared to use force’ By Rebecca Camber and Mario Ledwith and Jim Norton … Read more
Fears of violence as far-Right groups outline plans to ‘defend’ statues in London this weekend Fears far-Right thugs may head to London to take on anti-racism protesters Ex-English Defence League leader, Tommy Robinson, called police ‘soft-handed’ Several football ‘firms’ planning further demonstrations ‘prepared to use force’ By Rebecca Camber and Mario Ledwith and Jim Norton … Read more
Black Lives Matter activists are calling for the removal of 60 statues of slave owners and racists across Britain. Top of their target list is the statue of Cecil Rhodes and petitions also exist to remove the statue of slave-trading West India Docks founder Robert Milligan, and the statue of former Home Secretary Henry Dundas … Read more
Black Lives Matter supporters have identified 60 UK statues they want removed for ‘celebrating slavery and racism’ after the Bristol monument to Edward Colston was destroyed, it was revealed today. Some of Briton’s most famous people are on the hit list including King Charles II, Oliver Cromwell, Horatio Nelson and Sir Francis Drake with activists … Read more
Sadiq Khan has announced he will ‘review and improve’ the diversity of London’s public landmarks and called for the removal of all slave trader statues in the capital. It follows the tearing down of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol over the weekend by Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrators. Last night, some people … Read more
Prague has lots to offer at street-level – and plenty, it turns out, to fascinate a bit higher up. Top photographer Amos Chapple has taken a set of fascinating photographs of the city’s (mostly) rooftop statues and sculptures, from the beautiful to the bizarre and from the elegant to the grotesque. He’s a New Zealander, … Read more